Following a nationwide search, the board had narrowed it down to two candidates, Kriner Cash, the former superintendent of Memphis City Schools and former Bermuda Education Minister, Edmond Heatley.

After Tuesday night's vote, four board members selected Cash, while the remaining three members voted for neither candidate. To move into the contract negotiations and public meetings, the winning candidate needed a super majority of at least five votes to move forward.

The two finalists were vying to lead the approximately 11,000 students that make up New Orleans school district and replace Stan Smith, who has been serving as the district's interim superintendent since July 2012.

Smith told WDSU, the search will likely start over and unless told otherwise, he will continue serving as the interim superintendent.

Hillary Clinton did not have a State Department email account while she served as America's top diplomat, a senior state department official said Monday, and instead used a personal email account during her four years on the job.